Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

setting dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: set-ting -dog
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dog trained to set game; a setter.

Example Sentences

"Affectation is not confined to Man, educated Animals all have a Share: the well-broke silky-hair'd English Setting-dog a large one."

Inflected Forms

setting dogs (plural)

Questions

What does setting dog mean?: A dog trained to set game; a setter.

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